Karen Zgoda, MSW, LCSW, ABD

Specialist, Apple Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Research field: Social Sciences - Social Work
My research interests are the role of technology in social work, the effects of information communications technologies (ICTs) such as the Internet and email, poverty and class, aging, social informatics, socioeconomic development, public policy, and comm

Publications

Journal Article (4)
- K. Zgoda (2010) Trending topics: Technology at the CSWE conference.. In The New Social Worker 17 (1).
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- K. Zgoda (2009) CaringBridge: A valuable tool for social workers and those with critical illness.. In The New Social Worker 16 (2).
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- K. Zgoda (2009) How tweet it is: Social tweeters.. In The New Social Worker 16 (3).
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- K. Zgoda (2009) Social work? There’s a blog for that.. In The New Social Worker 16 (4).
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Biographical Information

I am a doctoral student at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. My research interests are the role of technology in social work, the effects of information communications technologies (ICTs) such as the Internet and email, poverty and class, aging, social informatics, socioeconomic development, public policy, and community practice. I currently volunteer for SocialWorkChat.org and moderate the Research in Social Work and Technology in Social Work boards. Scheduled chats have started – come join the conversation!

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Professional Experience

2010 - Present

Specialist at Apple Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

2005 - Present

Student Assistant at Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States

Jan 2011 - May 2011

Part-time Faculty at Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States
Classes taught:
SWK 747 Research Methods

Sep 2010 - May 2011

Field Instructor at Wheelock College
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Classes taught:
SWK 550-551 Practice Seminar

Jan 2008 - May 2010

Visiting Lecturer at Salem State College
Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Classes taught:
SWK 706 - Social Work Practice II
SWK 855R - Research Laboratory I
SWK 856R - Research Laboratory II
SWK 101 - The Profession of Social Work
SWK 380 - Research Methods in Social Work
SWK 410 - Social Policy

Education

2003 - Present

Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States
PhD

Aug 1997 - May 1999

University of Missouri-Columbia in Columbia, Missouri, United States
MSW

Aug 1993 - May 1997

Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, United States
BA

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